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Formica subintegra

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Formica subintegra is a species of slave-making ant in the genus Formica. Formica subintegra seems to be obligate parasites, enslaving ants of the fusca group of Formica. The ants are not active outside the nest except during slave-raids; foraging is conducted entirely by their slaves, which make up 70-90% of the colony.

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{{AntCat|437811|Formica subintegra|2015|accessdate=30 January 2015}}

{{cite journal |last1=Apple |first1=J. L. |last2=Lewandowski |first2=S. L. |last3=Levine |first3=J. L.|date=2014 |title=Nest relocation in the slavemaking ants Formica subintegra and Formica pergandei: a response to host nest availability that increases raiding success |journal=Insectes Sociaux |volume=61 |issue=4 |pages=347–356 |doi=10.1007/s00040-014-0359-1|s2cid=253643003 }}

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subintegra

Category:Hymenoptera of North America

Category:Insects described in 1908

Category:Slave-making ants

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